A North Carolina man won nearly $1 million after playing the lottery "out of boredom." Matthew Shepherd of Burnsville decided to try the $5 digital instant on Nov. 26, and he ended up winning a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matthew Shepherd of Burnsville won a $952,821 jackpot on Wednesday afternoon by playing a $5 digital instant game. Shepherd, 35, ...

Burnsville's Matthew Shepherd told lottery officials he was sitting at home bored on the day before Thanksgiving and decided to try his luck with the North Carolina Education Lottery - digitally. It ...

The Union County Republican Committee will host its annual Reagan-Rockefeller Dinner next month, and Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd will deliver the keynote address this year. Shepherd is ...

RALEIGH — Matthew Shepherd of Burnsville won a $952,821 jackpot on Wednesday afternoon by playing a $5 digital instant game. Shepherd, 35, won the Grand Fortune jackpot in the Monopoly game, which ...